Final Thoughts: Best Hierve el Agua Oaxaca Tour This day tour of Hierve el Agua, a local market for lunch, a rug-weaving shop ...

Hierve el Agua – Spanish for "the water boils" – are natural mineral springs located on a clifftop, about a 90-minute drive from Oaxaca City. Along with swimming in the warm springs ...

Check out the "frozen" waterfall at Hierve el Agua. Although Hierve el Agua means “boiling water,” these swimmable, spring-fed pools are not bubbling hot—and the waterfalls are not frozen.